Colorado landlord repair timeline
How long does a landlord in Colorado have to repair?
The clock most states set starts at the tenant’s written notice. Here is what the statute says, with the official source. It is general information, not legal advice.
- What it sets
- Contact the tenant within 24 hours of notice; start fixing within 24 hours for a threat to life, health or safety and 72 hours for other uninhabitable conditions
- Statute
- C.R.S. 38-12-503
- Official source
- Colorado SB24-094, warranty of habitability
Not an emergency service. For a fire, a gas leak or anyone in danger, call 911 or the gas utility.
What Colorado law says, line by line
Each line restates the text it cites. Check the current version before you rely on it.
After notice, the landlord contacts the tenant within 24 hours with what they will do and an estimate of when the work starts and ends.
C.R.S. 38-12-503(6)(a)(I), as enacted by SB24-094Remedial work starts within 24 hours when the condition materially interferes with life, health or safety, and within 72 hours for other uninhabitable conditions.
C.R.S. 38-12-503(2)(b)(I)Failure is presumed if the condition is still there 7 calendar days after notice for a life, health or safety condition, or 14 calendar days for other uninhabitable conditions.
C.R.S. 38-12-503(3)(a)(II)Written notice includes electronic and digital records, and a tenant’s message to maintenance staff or a maintenance service counts as notice.
C.R.S. 38-12-502(11) and 38-12-503(3)(e)Lack of working heat from October through April, inadequate hot water and hazardous gas equipment are presumed to materially interfere with life, health or safety.
C.R.S. 38-12-505(4)
Checked October 21, 2026
Turn the statute into your own response times
City rules and your leases can be stricter than the state. Write your times as the strictest of the three.
- Count from when the tenant told you, because many deadlines start at notice
- Put heat, water, power and anything dangerous at the top, day or night
- Ask for notice in writing, and reply in writing, so the record exists if anyone asks
- Record every step with a time: the first reply, the booking, the visit and the confirmation
A question managers ask about Colorado
Under SB24-094, “in writing” includes electronic and digital records, and a tenant’s written message to maintenance staff or a maintenance service gives the landlord notice. The 24-hour contact clock runs from there.
Managing in another state? Pick it hereThe same leak can have a different clock across a state line.
The clock starts at the tenant’s notice Ours answers at any hour